perineal/buttock pain,,mild bulging disk????

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I would appreciate if anybody who knows more than me about back problems,,,can help me. I 've had pain in the perineum mostly,,for about 3 years, sometimes the pain is ffelt rectally, sorry for being so descriptive, ofteh times the pain is in the buttocks and upper thighs and back of the uuper legs, but mostly tingling , burning and just pain in perineum, buttock, inner front and back side if thighs. I've been wondering if this pain could be coming from my back or anything else. It all started suddenly 3 years ago,, I was exercising in the gym the same day ..but the pain started about 3 hours later whrn i was home..so dont really know what caused it. Its been really 3 years from hell ,,,
Had caudal steroid injection in the sacral area,,ddidnt do much,,,just nurabed me for a couple of hours. Had 2 MRIs, nothing too obvious,,just 2 mildly bulging disks,,,says "mild diffuse bulging" at L3-4 and L5-S1. THe doctor doesnt believe too much that this mild bulge could cause me these perineal, scrotum,,rectal and buttock pains,,sometimes upper legs too. I am somewhat desperate.
Would really appreciate any comments and thoughts as to what this could be?
Also if i decided to do discogram ..does it have any negative effects,,Does it ever cause permanent complications,, can it actually make you worse on the long run?
What else other than the discogram can i do at this point to help come up with some diagnoses??
Thank you all so much.
wish you lots of health
jeff
 
I wanted to ask just one more question in addition to what I wrote in my original message. Is it possible to feel pain in all those areas: perineum, i.e. around scrotum, buttocks, rectal pain, upper thighs pain...and not so much in the low back and still the problem to be from the low back, for example disk bulge? Is it possible for a disk bulging to cause pain mostly in the buttock, thighs, pelvic region and not in the low back?
thank you
jeff
 
Some of the areas your talking about could be from L5-Sl area. SounRAB like maybe some more thorough testing neeRAB to be done, but usually MRI's with contrast or at tops a myelogram will be done to diagnose a little better. Discogram would tell if the area is cause of problem but they will usually only do that if they are considering surgery pretty strongly.

I have some of the same pains. There is a website I will find and repost that you can hit body parts for affected areas of back.



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Auto Accident Aug 1988
L3-4 disectomy 1989
L3-4 now re-herniated
L4-5 DDD
L5-S1 herniated
5/14--trial stimulator implant(went well enough for full implant)
6/11/03--scheduled for full implant(medtronic)
Hopefully to hold on for ADR
 
here is the site previously posted by JDOG
http://www.healtrabroadoarRAB.com/ubb/Forum14/HTML/003944.html
 
Hi Jeff :wave:

Hi and welcome to the boarRAB!

I am sorry that you are having a lot of pain, :(
and I hope you feel better.

This is my opinion and my opinion only. Yes, I do think that all the symptoms are comming from you back. I have some of your symptoms but not all of them, and mine is being caused from my L5-S1 disc.

As far as the discogram, I had one but don't remeber much. I was over sedated and wasn't aware of what was going on. It is suposse to be a diagnostic test to see if it re-creates your pain. I didn't have any permanent complications from it, but I can't speak for everyone. However, I can tell you that afterwarRAB you are in pain for a couple of days. I just laid around and kept ice on my back.

Besides steroid injections, PT and traction, I don't know what else you can do besides....surgery, and that would be my very last option. If it has been going on for as long as 3 years, I think the pain is here to stay. You would be surprised how a "Mild Bulging Disc" can effect you as far as your pain!

I have disc tears at L4-L5 & L5-S1 with "MILD" herniation at L4-L5 and let me tell you, I am in pain! I have more pain in my hip, butt, and legs then I do my back. So your pain is most likely comming from your back. I had a hard time understanding that concept, but it is, what it is. I couldn't understand what my disc had to do with the pain that I had in other areas, until the doctor explained it to me.

I hope this helps you out. Please do remeraber, that this is only my opinion. Hopefully more people will come along to help you.

Take Care,
Brenda
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Hi Jeff :wave:

It is me again, the link that wbakaker sent you is wonderful. Maybe this will help you understand how our discs can effect other areas of our body. :D

Good luck and take care.
Brenda
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hi jeff
I have a very similar problem, and mine also arose several hours after an intense physical session. I have a protruding disc in my lurabar spine - between L4 and L5. The doctors were, and are, skeptical in my case, as well, as to perineal pain being caused by a bulging disc, but I would keep trying specialists until one believes you.

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Dan
 
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